He greedily eyed the many white-clothed tables of delectable confectionaries, pastries, and other decadent goodies, and snuck a bite from one of he dark chocolate balls arranged into the shape of a pineapple.Many comparisons were made between the languorously-pacedGiantandGone With the Wind (1939)from 17 years earlier: both were epics of the South with a strong male and female character (Hudson - Rhett Butler, and Taylor - Scarlett O""Hara), a central ranch or plantation (Reata and Tara), and adapted from a novel by a female author (Ferber and Margaret Mitchell).Now discontent to remain in the staid town with him, and with a strong desire to be seen as worldlier and younger than she actually is (she claims that everyone takes her for 32 or 30, almost 10 years younger than her real age), she demands new and youthful experiences:But have you ever thought what Zenith means to me? You go down to the plant and deal in millions and have a marvelous ime.[Were these two of the guards that were killed in the theatrical version? Probably not.]Showing no compassion for his befriending Ismael, who cried out: "I was good to you, Mikey!", the janitor/guard was semi-drowned in a sink (seen from a POV in the reddening bloodied water), and then killed when a television was dropped on his head(# 12 death).